Gustavo Melo

A Festa de Léo (2024)

The film is set in Morro do Vidigal, one of the most famous favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Rita needs to give her son Léo a party that means a lot to her. But on the day of the party, she discovers that all the money for the event, which she had been saving f ...

7 Haircuts in Congo (2022)

One hair salon. Seven haircuts. Seven experiences of exile. The documentary stars the owner of the salon, Fernando "Pablo" Mupapa, as he unfolds from the haircut ritual to open himself up to the voices and reports of immigrants from the Democratic Republic ...

O jeito brasileiro de ser português (2020)

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A Distração de Ivan (2010)

Picolé, Pintinho e Pipa (2006)

The bartender's car is passing on your street: an old bottle, an old basin, an empty wine jug, a refrigerator motor; the boy exchanges for popsicle, chick and kite. ...

As Vidas de Maria (2005)

Maria was born on April 21st 1960, the same date as the inauguration of Brazil's new capital, Brasília. The film shows parallels in the lives of both Maria and Brasília. ...